Chinese American Educational Research and Development Association
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Educational Research & Development Journal
Vol 14, No 1 (2011)
Modeling the Effects of Home and Student Factors on Text Comprehension |
| qiuying Wang, Ze Wang, Steven J. Osterlind |
Abstract |
| This study explored the effects of affective factors and home environments on childrens text comprehension from a cultural perspective. About 3,000 British and more than 5,000 Hong Kong fourth grade students participated in the study (data derived from the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study, 2001). The participating students and their parents were administered a number of questionnaires concerning students home environments, reading self-concept, and attitude toward reading. Students were also assessed in text comprehension. Methodologically, two factors of home environments (Early Home Literacy Activities and Parents Attitude toward Reading) and two factors of student characteristics (Students Reading Self-concept and Students Attitude toward Reading) were modeled factorially, with reading comprehension as the dependent variable. A final model fits the data well, suggesting that students home environments within their own culture influenced ones text comprehension. However, this influence was indirect and moderated by the students reading self-concept and attitude toward reading. The findings of this study provide insights on how to improve reading instructions in the Chinese and Western cultures. |
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ISSN: 1526-8659